TCPA members win AICPA scholarships
TCPA members Paul Bazzano of Salisbury State University and Jermain Mountain of Towson University have won 2003 AICPA scholarships for minority accounting students. They are among 154 winners nationwide. Congratulations to Paul, Jermain and your schools!
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How to succeed at school: A former teacher tells all.
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CPAs just love the work
A new Career Insider study shows the "best" and "worst" parts of the job for CPAs. They like the hours, the colleagues, the pay and, most of all, the intellectual challenge.
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Think you have what it takes to run a business? Play the game here.
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TCPA + FBLA = opportunity
Here's great news! Tomorrow's CPA has established a partnership with Future Business Leaders of America in Maryland and DECA. We look forward to contributing speakers to address these groups on the CPA role in business and the CPA career, to serve as judges in competitions, and to take part in mock interviews and other FBLA programs. Tell your advisor to invite a CPA to your next meeting.
Towson U. grads best in the East on CPA exam
Towson University is the top-ranked school in the East for students passing the November 2002 CPA exam — and seventh overall in the nation — with 38.1 percent of its graduates passing the exam on their first attempt. Nationally, the average was 19 percent in 2002.
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CPA career
The CPA is a passport to the world of business. Find out why here.
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Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and community colleges with accounting courses, go to www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/college.html.
Accounting word of the week: Y
Year-to-date (YTD): For the period starting Jan. 1 of the current year and ending today. Find more definitions at www.investorwords.com.
Top 10 surprises from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
The Law of Unintended Consequences is at work in Sarbanes-Oxley. Here are 10 things that no one would have expected in the past year for corporate reforms and shakeups. But is the business world a safer place?
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Got a question only a CPA can answer?
Nearly 140 TCPA members venture into the Mentor Center each month, to pose questions about the CPA career, the educational requirements, the exam, or what it's like to be a CPA. Visit the Mentor Center at www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/mentors.htm. Remember, it's e-mail only!
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